By Glenn Ojeda Vega - Latin America Fellow at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy: At the Peñas Blancas land crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, one can see the migrant camps inhabited…
Migration is a deeply entrenched concept within Latin America. Whether it is people crossing a border to establish themselves in a foreign land or a State receiving an influx of…
World Cup qualifiers are well under way and we’ve already seen our fair share of surprises. Countries from Latin America are continuing to perform at a high level, and Mexico…
(Guest article by Alex Omelchenko) - When one thinks Latin American, it’s almost necessary to think passion in a deep rooted culture that is synonymous to celebration and innate to…
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/209 declares August 30th the International Day of the Disappeared. Yet for the past century, Latin America has been no foreigner to forced disappearances…
The American continent is a hard one to divide up. What constitutes Latin America? Everything south of Rio Grande/Río Bravo - the US-Mexican border? But then what about the unique…
Indigenous people have no access to due process in Mexican prisons More than 8,000 indigenous people imprisoned in Mexico do not know the reasons why they are deprived of their…
New law strengthens measures against human trafficking; Free Trade Agreement with Colombia nearly ready; medical profession against Law on Salary Incentives New law strengthens measures against human trafficking The Law…
Costa Rica: Popular initiative bans hunting for sport; Central Bank decision encounters resistance; Puntarenas Carnival starts Popular initiative bans hunting for sport January 31, President Laura Chinchilla signed the Ley…
Costa Rica: Bill presented to limit speculative capital inflows; Liberman assumes SICA Pro-Tempore Presidency; GMOs are allowed to be cultivated Costa Rica: Bill presented to limit speculative capital inflows The…
97 measures to improve governance; President seeks to tighten gun control; women march for extension of maternity leave.